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== Notes on the history of the Nicene Creed == | == Notes on the history of the Nicene Creed == | ||
* The Nicene Creed is derived of the language adopted by the Church at the Councils of Nicea (325 AD) and Constantinople (381 AD) | |||
* the Councils were instrumental is affirming the Christian faith, especially against the heresies that distorted or denied the nature of God and Jesus Christ | |||
* The heresies corrected heterodox (different, incorrect) beliefs | |||
* The primary heretical (wrong) beliefs were based on misunderstandings of the Triune nature of God, i.e., the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit | |||
* The primary proponent of the heresies that were corrected by the Councils was the gnostic heretic, “Arius,” whose followers were called “Arians” and his teachings “Arianism”. | |||
* St. Nicholas slapped Arius at the Council of Nicaea | |||
* the ''filioque'', which means "and the son" from "I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son" marks a theological division between the Eastern and Western Churches The ''filioque'' was added to the Creed at the First Council of Constantinople in 381 to combat the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of the Son. It was formally added to the Roman Rite in 1014. See [https://www.catholic.com/qa/how-do-we-counter-the-charge-that-the-addition-of-filioque-was-an-illicit-alteration-of-the Was the Addition of "Filioque" an Illicit Alteration of the Nicene Creed? | Catholic Answers Q&A] | |||
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